Snow Globe Family, by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by S.D. Schindler ("Delightfully working out parallels in winter outings and the real fun of a good night's sleep after a cold day of play, whether the snow is real or not.")

Night Boat to Freedom, by Margot Theis Raven, pictures by E.B.Lewis ("Color--that first red, her quilts, the dark and the dawn--flows through the story, and the hues of E.B. Lewis' illustrations move us.")